Sanitary drinking apparatus.



S. T. WHITAKER.

SANITARY DRINKING-APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 15. 1916.

1,21 3,31 Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

Witnesses /mguu UNITED STATES PATENT onrron SAMUELT. WHITAKER, OFCOLUMBUS, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HOMER C.

MOCUTCHEN, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

SANITARY DRINKING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

Application filed September 15, 1916. Serial No. 120,260.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. WHITAKER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county ofMuscogee and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sanitary Drinking Apparatus; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a, full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in drinking apparatus, and theobject in view is the assurance of a sanitary condition during theoperation of drinking directly from a bottle.

With this and further objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,Figure 1 is a vertical central sectionthrough an apparatus embodying the features of the present invention andillustrated as applied within the neck of a bottle, portions of thebottle being broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 represents an upper tubularportion, and 2 a lower tubular portion of a drinking apparatus adaptedto be applied directly to the neck of a bottle 3. Each of the tubularportions 1 and 2 is formed at the end adjacent the other tubular portionwith an outstanding annular flange 4 and between the flanges is arrangeda filter or screen 5. The flanges 4 may be connected together in anyappropriate manner but preferably by a covering sheet 6.

In practice it is preferable to form the tubular portions 1 and 2 withtheir flanges 4 of paper. and the sheet 6 is also preferably formed ofpaper and is connected to the flanges by any appropriate adhesive. Ofcourse, the structure may be formed of papier-mach and compressed intoshape in which instance the tubular portions and flanges would all beformed integral, and

the screen 5 would be positioned during the course of formation of thestructure.

It is desirable that the tubular portions 1 and 2 shall be duplicatesofeach other so that either may be introduced into the throat of thebottle and the other left protruding. Of course, the statement that thetubular portion 1 extends upward and the portion 2 downward is merelyrelative and refers to the position assumed as shown in the drawmg.

It is apparent, of course, that the flange formed midway of the entiretubular structure as a result of the presence of the flanges at andtheir engaged ends may vary materially in size and contour and varioussubstitutes may be utilized within the spirit and scope of theinvention. The principal function of the flange is to provide a stop toengage the upper end of the bottle neck.

The screen 5 may in some instances be omitted.

Each of the sections 1 and 2 is preferably tapered away from the centralflange so as to facilitate introduction into the throat of the bottleand also to assure a snug fit therein.

What I claim is 1. In sanitary drinking apparatus, a tubular structurehaving a lateral projection intermediate its ends adapted to engage theupper edge of a bottle neck when the structure is introduced into theneck, the portions of the tube extending in opposite directions awayfrom the projection being substantially duplicates of each other andeach adapted to snugly fit within a bottle neck.

2. In sanitary drinking apparatus, a tubular structure having a lateralprojection intermediate its ends adapted to engage the upper edge of abottle neck when the structure is introduced into the neck, the portionsof the tube extending in opposite directions away from the projectionbeing substantially duplicates of each other and being tapered indirections away from the projection for enabling each to snugly. fitwithin a bottle neck.

3. In sanitary drinking apparatus, tubular alined sections each asubstantial duplicate of the other and each comprising a tapered bodyhaving a terminal flange, and means connecting the flange for producinga lateral projection in the length of the completed structure, eachsection being proportioned to fit within a bottle neck.

4. In sanitary drinking apparatus, a tubular structure having an annularshoulder In testimony whereof I afiix my signature adapted fto IifSt OIItop of a bgttile mifkin in presence of two witnesses.

0s1ti0n or avmg a por ion 0 t e tu e ex- 7 t end into the bottle neckand a, portion of SAMUEL WHITAKER the tube extend upwardly beyond thebottle Witnesses:- neck, the former portion belng adapted to ,H. C.MCCUTCHEN, snugly fit within a bottle neck. J 05. D. FARISH.

